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As producer and distributor of some 9.5 million bbl. of crude per day, Aramco is by far the world's largest oil-producing corporation. It is not required to publish financial records because its stock is not publicly traded. But by expert estimates, during the past two years Aramco...
In the U.S., Aramco is under attack because of a highly complex tax break. The company pays Saudi Arabia the fixed price for the oil that it extracts and then collects a production fee of 25? per bbl. But 85% of its payments are considered Saudi income taxes, which Aramco...
Aramco's many critics also complain that the company is altogether too cozy with the Saudi government. Why, they ask, have the Saudis failed to complete their plan to buy out 100% of the company's production facilities? The government announced the nationalization plan five years ago. So...
In their middleman role, Aramco's American chiefs plainly have divided loyalties. From Chairman John J. Kelberer, a career-long Aramco engineering manager, on down, executives remain determined to do nothing that would anger their Saudi hosts or jeopardize the company's concession. During the 1973-74 Arab...
The controversy surrounding Aramco underscores the internal tensions within the U.S. over the nation's alarming dependence on foreign crude. The oil industry must have billions of dollars to expand U.S. drilling, exploration and other energy-producing investments that are needed to escape OPEC's hold, and Aramco...